Buying a car - Criteria / Factors

• Price, category
• Performance, value, safety, roominess
• resale value, fuel economy / efficiency
• annual fuel, annual insurance, 5-year service costs, repair tab
• power (horse power, torque), legroom (front and rear), cargo space, headroom
• Design (end of model year), convenience. 
• Stability control (electronic), side torso, head-protection airbag; anti-lock brakes, side-curtain (head) airbags.
• New car transaction price, sticker price (retail), invoice price (dealer).
• When lower the price of a new car, the used car that competes with it falls too.
• ebay.com, cars.com, autotrader.com, edmunds.com, vehix.com, kbb.com (automotive data)
  - the new Car Blue Book Value represents the most common selling price for the vehicle.
• Service - tires, batteries, out-of-warranty repairs
• Actual insurance cost - depend on --> where u live, your age, driving record, engine size (litres), number of cylinders.